Portable jack actuated tire removing device



Nov. 20, 1951 G. c; CARL-$0M .PORTABLE JACK ACTUATED TIRE REMOVING DEVICE Filed Feb. 2, I946 NVEN'TOPJ n 0 B) m 0% Ci 3 I 4... v TTO m yq Patented Nov. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES P TEN QQ FICE PORTABLE JACK ACTUAIYTED Tum REMOVING DEVICE- 'G'eorge o risnn,o etea'wisgY Application February 2, 1946, Serial No. 645,179"

c'laiin. (01. 157-117) This invention relates to a device for facilitating the removal of a tire from the wheel 'of a heavy duty vehicle such as a truck.

One object is to provide a tire removing device of novel and inexpensive construction for enabling an ordinary extensible type lifting jack to be used in breaking a tire loose from the rim of a vehicle wheel.

Another object is to provide a device of the above character having an elongated member, one end of which may be hooked to the vehicle wheel adjacent the rim while the other end provides a seat for receiving one end of a jack abutting against the side of the tire to be loosened.

A further object is to provide a brace of novel construction for preventing tilting of the hook member while the jack is being extended to loosen the tire.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the present invention illustrating its manner of use.

Fig. 2 is a face view of the hooked member of the device.

Fig. 3 is a side view.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of the device.

While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions, I have shown in the drawings and will herein describe in detail the preferred embodiment. It is to be understood, however, that I do not intend to limit the invention by such disclosure but aim to cover all modifications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

The device constituting the present invention is intended for use in utilizing a lifting jack 5 to apply to the side wall 6 of a tire I a laterally directed pressure of sufiicient magnitude to break the tire edge loose from the flange 9 on the rim II] of the vehicle wheel II. The jack is of the heavy duty, preferably hydraulic, type commonly used in service stations and including a fiat bottomed base I2 at one end and a head I3 at the other end separable from the base by actuation of an operating member I4.

In the form shown for purposes of illustration, the device includes a flat and substantially straight bar l5 somewhat longer than the height of the jack 5. One end port-ion I6 of the bar is bent laterally substantially at right angles to form an abutment I1 facing toward the other end of the bar and constituting a seat for receiving and engaging the jack head I3. To hold the head in the seat, the outer end of the bent portion I6 is bent to form a flange I8, and brace members I9 disposed on opposite sides of the jack head I3 connect the bar proper and the flange I8 to which their ends are secured as by welding. A rigid truss construction is thus formed capable of withstanding the substantial force required to be applied to the tire in some instances.

The other end portion of the bar I5 is sufficiently narrow to pass through the usual holes 20 found in ordinary truck wheels. This end H is bent laterally and reversely to form a hook on the same side of the bar as the seat I1 and opening toward the latter.

As the jack is extended to apply pressure to the side of the tire, the bar I5 is held against tilting by a brace comprising an elongated rod 22, one end of which is adapted to abut against the diametrically opposite side of the wheel at the junction between the wheel proper and the inner surface of the rim Ill. The brace extends upwardly and across the wheel, and its other end is rigidly connected to the bar I5 with the latter disposed substantially perpendicular to the wheel. In the form shown in Fig. 1, this connection is formed by abutment of the brace end with a selected one of a plurality of lugs 23 spaced longitudinally of the bar adjacent the bent end I6 and rigidly secured to the bar as by welding. By providing a plurality of lugs, the brace is adapted for use with wheels of different sizes while permitting the hooked bar I5 to extend upwardly at the desired angle.

In the use of the device to loosen a tire from its rim, the bar I5 is hooked into the wheel shown in Fig. 1, and the brace 22 is located so as to position the abutment I! above the side of the tire to be loosened. Then, the jack 5 is rested on the tire with its upper end I3 projecting into the seat I1, after which the lever I4 is actuated to extend the jack. The bar I5 is thus placed under tension and, since it is held by the brace 22 against tilting, the force derived by operation of the jack is exerted downwardly on the tire side wall thereby breaking it loose from the wheel rim.

If desired, the brace 22 may be connected permanently to the hook member I5. One way of accomplishing this is illustrated in Fig. 4 wherein a block 24 having a series of teeth 25 is secured to the back of the hook member I5, and

the brace end 26 which is engageable with any selected tooth is pivotally and also slidably con nected to the bar l5. Such a connection may be formed by a ring 21 encircling the bar !5 and extending through the brace 22 at a point spaced from the ends of the latter. The connection is sufliciently loose to enable the brace end to be moved along the bar into engagement with any selected tooth.

I claim as my invention:

A tool for pressing a tire laterally off from the rim of a vehicle wheel comprising an elongated" bar having a lateral abutment onrone end adapted to pass through the vehicle wheel within and'adjacent said rim and hook around a part of the wheel, means rigid with the other end of said bar and on the same side of the latter as said first able at one end with said rim and having at the other end a connection with said bar at a point between said two abutments and adjacent the second abutment, said connection acting to hold the bar against tilting relative to said wheel dur-- ing extension of said jack and being placed under compression upon extension of said jack after engagement of the latter with both said abutment and said tiret t GEORGE C. CARLSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following; references are of record in the file.- of this patent:

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